This will be an intersectional song swap. Popular myth has it that labor and environment have conflicting interests. But we know music and musicians bring people and ideas together beyond what we’re told is possible. In this participatory workshop, participants will swap labor and/or environmental songs, making harmony together from these two rich musical traditions that share a passion for a better world.
Come to share a song, to sing along, or just to listen. Everyone welcome.
Singer/songwriter Bonnie Lockhart combines a love of diverse folk traditions with a gift for lyrics both witty and compassionate, and an active commitment to participatory, community-building music.
From her first recording, made nearly fifty years ago with the anti-war folk rock quartet, The Red Star Singers, through her touring and recording with Women’s Music groups BWMC and Swingsift, to her recordings and performances of children’s music, Bonnie shares the transformative power of communal music making. Her songs have been widely anthologized, and recorded by musicians including Gary Lapow, Charlie King, Robin Flower, Betsy Rose, and Lisa Atkinson.
Both as soloist and with Occupella, Bonnie continues to lead communal singing for labor, environment, peace, and a broad swath of social justice movements. She loves facilitating the solidarity we feel in singing together.
You can learn more about Bonnie, her performances and CDs at www.bonnielockhart.com and hear more of her music at https://www.youtube.com/@bonnielockhartsongs.
Bonnie’s Website: https://www.bonnielockhart.com
Bonnie’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bonnielockhartsongs
Occupella Website: https://www.occupella.org/